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general indemnity clause

A general indemnity clause is a hold harmless agreement that refers exclusively to fault or negligence of the indemnitor, without explicitly mentioning how it will respond with respect to fault of the indemnitee.

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general indemnity clause

A general indemnity clause is a hold harmless agreement that refers exclusively to fault or negligence of the indemnitor, without explicitly mentioning how it will respond with respect to fault of the indemnitee.

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Under the law of some states, such agreements are interpreted as transferring only the indemnitee's passive or vicarious liability.

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